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For Northern Illinois, Friday’s regular season finale at Eastern Michigan has trap game written all over it.

Coming off an emotional win over rival Toledo that earned them a spot in the Mid-American Conference title game against Kent State in Detroit on Nov. 30, the 24th-ranked Huskies must guard against both a letdown and looking ahead.

“It’s a game that our guys really have to step up because any time you have a huge emotional win knowing you are going to play a game a week later in Detroit, it’s a game that you could fall into that trap,” NIU coach Dave Doeren said. “We are not going to do that. Our guys have already addressed it and talked about it.”

The 31-24 win over Toledo allowed Northern (10-1) to crack the top 25 for the first time this season and first time since 2010. The Huskies are 24th in The Associated Press writers’ poll and 23rd in the USA Today coaches’ poll.